Using Cooley’s concept of the “looking-glass self,” describe the three stages of identity development and explain how a person might develop the idea that he or she is a good student through interactions with others in each stage

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


1. We imagine how we appear to others around us. A person might imagine that he or she is simply a student.
2. We draw general conclusions based on the reactions of others. The student might receive praise and good grades from a teacher evaluating his or her work, and also see others reacting with envy or admiration, and draw the conclusion that his or her work and abilities are of higher than average quality.
3. Based on our evaluations of others’ reactions, we develop our sense of personal identity. The student might begin to think of “good student” as being more central to his or her identity, and begin to emphasize the behaviors that garnered praise.

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